Rat liver mitochondrial dysfunction by addition of copper(II) or iron(III) ions.

Rat liver mitochondrial dysfunction by addition of copper(II) or iron(III) ions. J Inorg Biochem. 2016 Oct 14;166:5-11 Authors: Saporito-Magriñá C, Musacco-Sebio R, Acosta JM, Bajicoff S, Paredes-Fleitas P, Boveris A, Repetto MG Abstract Increased copper (Cu) and iron (Fe) levels in liver and brain are associated to oxidative stress and damage with increased phospholipid oxidation process. The aim of this work was to assess the toxic effects of Cu(2+) and Fe(3+) addition to rat liver mitochondria by determining mitochondrial respiration in states 3 (active respiration) and 4 (resting respiration), and phospholipid peroxidation. Both, Cu(2+) and Fe(3+) produced decreases in O2 consumption in a concentration-dependent manner in active state 3: both ions by 42% with malate-glutamate as complex I substrate (concentration for half maximal response (C50) 60μM Cu(2+) and 1.25mM Fe(3+)), and with succinate as complex II substrate: 64-69% with C50 of 50μM Cu(2+) and with C50 of 1.25mM of Fe(3+). Respiratory control decreased with Cu(2+) (C50 50μM) and Fe(3+) (C50 1.25-1-75mM) with both substrates. Cu(2+) produced a 2-fold increase and Fe(3+) a 5-fold increase of thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS) content from 25μM Cu(2+) (C50 40μM) and from 100μM Fe(3+) (C50 1.75mM). Supplementations with Cu(2+) and Fe(3+) ions induce mitochondrial dysfunction with phospholipid peroxidation in rat liver mitochondria. Although is proved th...
Source: Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry - Category: Biochemistry Authors: Tags: J Inorg Biochem Source Type: research